Analyst - Equity Research - Front Office/Back Office - PE Fund

Analyst - PE Fund, equity Research Front office/Back Office candidates only

Job Profile :

The responsibilities overarching responsibilities of this team have three primary components :

Supporting Investment teams :

- At investing stage, providing feedback on valuation and structure of the investment, the exit feasibility for potential investments and identification of critical drivers in the business model to facilitate a successful exit

- Access and insights on industry research and views on sectors in the public and private markets

- Responsible to arrange acquisition financing for leveraged buyouts (LBOs)

- Monitoring the portfolio with continual focus on strategic goals, join ventures, brand building and investor access

Supporting Portfolio companies :

- Creation and monitoring of a customized Exit Scorecard for each investment and focus on critical metrics along with the operations team

- Assisting companies with corporate finance activities including transformative M&A, fund raising, strategic partnerships, JVs etc.

- Facilitating meetings with global strategics and investment firms with interest in the relevant sectors

Managing the Exit Process :

- Identify exit strategy and provide road map to the firm's senior management and co-investors

- Execute the exit by working with bankers, lawyers, portfolio company management, stakeholders to derieve optimal outcomes

Additional responsibilities :

- In addition to the above, the candidate will be actively engaged with with sector coverage bankers and research analysts across investment banks

- Provide weekly updates on Capital Markets in India and gloablly

The candidate should have the following educational and professional qualifications :

- An MBA from a premier management school or a postgraduate degree from a reputable university. Additional qualifications like CFA/FRM will be an added advantage

- 1 to 3 years of experience in investment banking or at a private equity firm

- Strong analytical and modelling skills with sound knowledge of accounting, financial and operational concepts

- Strong Microsoft office skills (such as excel, power-point etc.)

- Ability to run corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions

- Ability to analyse and value businesses

- Commitment to excellence and delivery of highest quality work product

- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail

- Ability to effectively prioritize and handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines

- Strong team player

- Demonstrate best in class professional integrity

- Proactive, dedicated, positive, self-motivated and goal oriented

Preferred skills :

- Experience with third party databases like Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, Capital IQ and Dealogic

- Interest in financial markets and familiarity with emerging business, economic and market trends